English
meionite
Meionite comes from Ancient Greek μείων ‘less’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘small, little’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-1‘small, little’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμείων2‘less’
- Englishtodaymeionite2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek μείων
- 2 Wiktionary, English meionite
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek μείων‘small, little’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμείωνWiktionary, English meionite‘less’
- EnglishtodaymeioniteWiktionary, English meionite
Formed from μείων ‘less’ + -ite
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘small, little’
mean, community, common, met, minute, minister, minor, commission, ministry, min, mess, communication, mutual, meal, communist, compromise, immune, missile, commit, menu, minus, communicate, mere, dismiss, premise, communal, mole, communism, immunity, mural, ammo, mayhem, municipality, noodle, moor, ammunition, commune, communion, intermittent, remuneration, 76 more
through Ancient Greek μείων ‘less’
Today it means
noun A silicate mineral belonging to the scapolite group.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “meionite”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek μείων. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / meionite